Sal Stewart
- Cincinnati’s roster as it stands starts at DH · 545 PA · 1.7 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young, controllable regular (age 23, control through 2031): the kind of player clubs build around.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 694 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 179 | .346 | .350 | 25% | 10% | 29% | +0.93 | +0.73 |
| RHP | 515 | .353 | .340 | 21% | 8% | 33% | −0.01 | +1.10 |
- Attack angle
- 11.6° (56% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +6.2°
- Swing length
- 7.6 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 25%
- Pull-air %
- 12.8%
- Hard-hit %
- 42.6%
- Slash · wRC+
- .263/.330/.458 · 112
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down over the middle (+3.3 vs. league per 100; 1.8 standard errors on 165 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-away (−1.1), but only 0.6 standard errors from average on 172 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,452 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).
Most similar hitters
Swings like Stewart: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Teoscar Hernández LAD · ’92 | .332 | 1.2 | 0.6 | Signed $22.2M |
| 65 | Brady House WSH · ’03 | .333 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Pre-arb |
| 63 | Paul Goldschmidt NYY · ’87 | .311 | 1.6 | 0.0 | Free agent |
| 62 | Tim Tawa AZ · ’99 | .323 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Pre-arb |
| 62 | Joc Pederson TEX · ’92 | .344 | 1.4 | 0.4 | Free agent |
Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.
Fielding
2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.
| Season | Pos | OAA | Range | Arm, DP | Runs | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 281 |
| 2026 | 3B | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | −0.1 | 1,358 |
| 2026 | 1B | −2 | −1 | −2.5 | −3.5 | 4,218 |
| 2025 | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 129 |
| 2025 | 1B | +1 | +1 | +0.2 | +1.2 | 331 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
At 1B in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 3B line (−6 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among 1Bs)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3B | 67 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | 1B | 222 | +1.0 |
The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025AA | AA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 21 | 80 | 329 PA | 329 PA · .306/.377/.473 · 10 HR · 15.5% K · 8.2% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Louisville Bats | 21 | 38 | 165 PA | 165 PA · .315/.394/.629 · 10 HR · 15.8% K · 11.5% BB |
FanGraphs: FV 50 · ETA 2026 · #36 overall. Public pitch tracking exists only at Triple-A and some Florida State League parks.
ABS challenges · 2026
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